whet
柯林斯詞典
1. PHRASE If someone or something whets your appetite for a particular thing, they increase your desire to have it or know about it, especially by giving you an idea of what it is like. 刺激(某人的)欲望; 激發(fā)(某人的)興趣
A really good catalogue can also whet customers' appetites for merchandise. 一份非常好的商品目錄也可以激起顧客的購買欲。
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whet /w?t/ (whetting,whetted,whets)
劍橋詞典
whet verb (INTEREST)
?whet sb's appetiteto increase someone's interest in and wish for something, usually by giving them a small experience of it
勾起（某人）的興趣；增加（某人）的欲望
I've read an excerpt of the book on the Web and it's whetted my appetite . 我在網(wǎng)上讀過這部書的節(jié)選，引起了我強烈的興趣。
That one kiss had whetted his appetite . 那個吻激起了他的欲望。
whet verb (SHARPEN)
[ 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ] old useto sharpen the blade of a knife or similar tool
磨，把…磨鋒利
He whetted his knife against the stone . 他在石頭上磨刀。 返回 whet